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Western Carolinian Volume 71 Number 05

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  • New shows for TV62 By George Corbett Wenewsmagazine The campus TV station, TV62, is getting some new shows this semester. While many of the details are still hush-hush, there is a definite Jgo-ahead for an ESPN-style sports news program focusing on Catamount jathletics. Also, currently in the works are a travel show for the greater |Cullowhee area, and the much-anticipated return of Cullowhee Cribs. Of icourse, TV62 will continue covering all of the events hosted here on Western's Jcampus; that is one thing that won't change the station intends to keep the focus on getting the word out about student-life here in Cullowhee. So what spurred this recent surge of new programming? | sat down lone Friday afternoon with Ashlin Massey, the station manager, to find out. We have a lot of new staff this semester, he said, and with new staff, of course, comes new ideas. Naturally, the recent reorganization of the station under the careful direction of Katherine Smith and Pat Acherson has also brought allot of new talent to the surface. As Ashlin puts it, the volunteers at TV62 are working together to produce a professional broadcast," and part of professionalism is keeping it fresh and exciting. Along with the new shows, much of the current programming is getting a face-lift, as well, including the old, PowerPoint-style info spots that typically run between programs. The staff at TV62 felt that everything could Use alittle spicing up, and now was a perfect time to get started. Keep an eye on your tube for these and other changes to campus program the course of the semester. Hunter computer lab gets a facelift By George Corbett Wenewsmatazine As | entered Hunter Library, smiled at the familiar faces behind the circulation desk, and turned the corner in front of the elevator on my way to Hunter Lab, | was shocked by what | saw. After being away for the summer, | was looking forward to getting in a little quality time with the high-speed internet at Hunter Lab. But the Hunter Lab | had known for the last three years was gone, replaced with a sleek, new assembly of computers and furniture. Even the entrance was different now an inviting opening in the corner of the cubicle-style walls instead of the twisting tunnel | used to trudge down almost every day. The remodeling project at Hunter Lab started simply enough. At first, the plan was to incorporate the STAC into the lab. The STAC, or the Student Technology Assistance Center, is the place students like me go to when they have no idea whatsoever how to work a program or piece of hardware they need to understand for a class. With the help of the STAC, I've learned a lot about making web pages and working with PowerPoint, two skills that will [serve me well later in life. By incorporating the STAC into Hunter Lab, this same level of assistance will be available to students much more conveniently land for more of the week. The next natural step was to redo many of the signs around the library in connection with moving the STAC. After all, moving the center doesnt do any good if no one knows where it's been moved. Tom Frazier was the natural person to contact, and with his help, not only were the signs redone, they were visually enhanced to improve the look of the lab. Of course, it's hard to improve the signs and leave the rest of the lab as is. Candice Roberts was contacted about getting some input from interior design students about redesigning the space. She incorporated the request into her interior design class by making the final project for the class a redesign of Hunter Lab. Many of the finals were too ambitious for the budget of the lab, but several themes emerged from the collaboration- among them, the change in the labs entrance to make it more open and inviting, At the same time, the lab was going through its usual computer upgrades. Last spring, the Macintoshes were replaced with newer models, and over the summer the PC's followed suit. Four new media computers were added, two Macs and two PCs, with the latest software for every kind of media editing one can imagine. And as part of the campus-wide conversion to the new student ID numbers, the login was redesigned to be both more secure and more reliable. The overall effect is astonishing. It's like someone wiped the slate clean and rebuilt Hunter Lab from the ground up. As | walked in, I noted the new computers and rearranged space. Two sets of laptop tables are available now, both for those who bring their own laptops and for those who check them out from the circulation desk. In fact, because the laptop checkout program was such a success last year, the number of available laptops has been doubled, from twenty-four to forty-eight. Coupled with the wireless access throughout the building, one can now literally work anywhere in the library that suits him or her and only come to the computer lab to print out the final project or get a little assistance with a complicated program. While the remodeling done to date is impressive by itself, it's not over yet. Hunter Lab is hoping to get more funding in the near future to make the lab even more friendly and less institutional. After all, Hunter Lab is the most-used open-access computer lab on campus, well ahead of Forsyth and Moore. Depending on how much money the lab can get, everything from plants and artwork to better, more ergonomic chairs are in the works. Expect to see more changes to Hunter Lab as the funds become available. Consider this on-going face lift your student fees at work, |, for one, am happy to see my money being so well spent. Traben-Boss-Dunlop Premier-Sabian Michael Kelly & Dillon Guitars we also offer guitar & drum lessons IN YOUR EAR MUSIC EMPORIUM J i a=" Tettls erate to wetcaing sittrew atiianes WCU and save you some $ on new music that you know you want and need! 3 Sr... 3 per custome newsmagazine Ne < a a, w ai al r, | wv a o ay . =| A S
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